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Kyte — Rental cars delivered to your door
With Kyte, you can get a rental car wherever and whenever you want. Select pickup and drop-off location, times and car model via iPhone app or the website. A Kyte surfer will bring a clean, new, fueled rental car right to you.
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We could use this in Seattle. ShareNow/Car2Go just announced they're pulling out of the US. That was our last remaining free-floating car share. This isn't a 1-to-1 replacement, but it could be useful nonetheless.
@raddevon thanks for the feedback! We think we can actually be even better than traditional car sharing 😃 Maybe you can try Kyte whenever you come to SF!
In the near future we won't need to own cars because Kyte makes car access effortless, affordable & convenient. It just works!
@iamsebj great question! After Uber, Lyft, Lime, Bird, etc. we just needed a 4-letter word!
just kidding! We liked the idea that cars can "land" in front of your door just like a kite. Makes sense?
@baidoct They use a combination of public transport and their own forms of micro mobility to get back, so means a lot of the drivers actually use scooters for these trips
I used them a few weeks ago and it worked without any problems. Super easy and nice service!
Just out of curiosity, Enterprise built their company on the slogan "we'll pick you up", how does the consumer differentiate your company from theirs?
@jeff_nieznay the key difference is that Enterprise picks you up and brings you to the rental station where you still have to go to the main process (paperwork, lines, upsells, ..). And you have to call in and coordinate your pickup. Kyte on the other side brings the car when requesting it in the app, so all of the above is eliminated and I'd say it's a lot simpler/more convenient.
Used them once and worked like a charm! So much better experience than normal rental car companies. I highly recommend and I already booked my second trip.
@fabricpound many more trips to come! 😃Thanks for your feedback Juhana!
Lived in San Francisco for 5 years. the product is an absolute hit for SF and mobility in the city.
@frederik_nagel thanks man! If you're still in the city, please try it out and let us know any feedback!
This is awesome. I’m in LA now so have a car but used to live in DC and this would’ve been so helpful there. I had so many disastrous Zipcar experiences...
@jordan_alise we are striving to create the opposite: the best way to rent a car 😃
Used it in the early days. They had excellent service and it's good to see their official launch. This product is much needed for people with little time. Especially in this decade our generation is switching to an ownership-free life without a car. Whenever I rent a car for the medium term I lose so much time
With pickup, gas refilling, and other cleaning issues. On top of that, transport to and from the car rental place doesn't improve my mood either. It's a total nuisance.
Kyte may serve a niche, but it's product that is so much needed for those people, and believe they can go far with this model. Go Kyte!
@loek_janssen thank you. You are right that it might seem a bit nichy for now but we actually believe there is a larger product opportunity out there by rethinking rentals in general and augmenting/replacing more and more components of the traditional model.
Hey that’s a really cool idea! How does it work when I want to change my return time?
@veronika_riederle You can edit your return time in the app.
We make sure your surfer will pick up your Kyte when you'll arrive back in the city.
Super interesting concept . But given that a person (I'm assuming) has to bring the car to you, how can your rates be similar or even cheaper than other rental cars?
@erikz great question. We take under-utilised inventory from traditional car rental companies in order to provide you with a car that is reliable but affordable at the same time 😃
Hey Product Hunters 👋🏻,
After months of hard work and hustle, we are super excited to present Kyte today to all of you. Thanks to @hnshah for hunting us!
Kyte brings magic to the rental car experience - you press a button and get a professionally managed, clean, new rental car delivered right to your door - no waiting in lines, no cumbersome paperwork as with the traditional rental car companies. And no surprises, no inconsistencies like with the P2P carsharing platforms. Always a reliable and consistent experience.
We are only active in San Francisco right now, but please tell us where you want us to launch next! We started Kyte earlier this year to reinvent the car rental experience from the ground up so this is just the start - we’re working on other exciting ways to rebuild the rental experience for you. We would love to get your feedback, listen to your questions and ideas on how to improve this product and what features and geographies to launch next. ✌️
As SPECIAL PRODUCT HUNT OFFER we give 15% discount to any Product Hunter who signs up today (code: kytehunting)!
Thank you fro your amazing work. Kyte app has saved me several times during my trips, especially outside the US. Last year we have traveled to Eastern Europe and I was worried a lot because I didn't know any places there, and rental car companies too. But using your app we were able to find rent car Kiev services for reasonable pricing. We were satisfied with their services and car collection. Our trip was successful too thx to your app. I must say it works good in other places too, not just in Eastern Europe.
Kyte has got to be the easiest way to get a rental car. Dropped off and picked up. Rental cars as a service. Next time you need a rental, check them out!
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